Aida Desta (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Princess Aida Desta is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework, granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is the wife of Leul Ras Mangasha Seyum, Prince of Tigray, son of Seyum Mangasha, and claimant to the abolished Ethiopian crown. Princess Aida was incarcerated under te Derg for 15 years alongside several of her relatives. It was said the 11 women had not even a mattress in their cell. With the efforts of the Russian Orthodox Bishop Basil Rodzianko, their condition was made known in Washington, and within 18 months all 11 were reunited with their families.